Pilot survey shows people want plain language in government

Have you heard about the international survey on plain language in government?

The survey is designed to find out:

what governments are doing around the world to put plain language into practice

how members of the public view the success of plain language programmes.

Plain Language Association International is partnering with Claro in this research project over the next few years. The two organisations hope to put together a comprehensive picture of the state of plain language in government around the world.

So far, a pilot survey has gathered preliminary data from three countries: New Zealand, Portugal, and the US. Now the organisers are hoping many other countries will get involved.

The preliminary results make a strong case for the value of plain language in government. Judging by the graph below, New Zealand respondents care about plain language!